Are you afraid of death? Do you feel unprepared for your own mortality or anxious about losing loved ones? 

Most of us live with an underlying fear of death that quietly shapes our choices, relationships, and sense of meaning. We avoid thinking about death, yet this avoidance often leaves us feeling disconnected from what truly matters and unprepared for life's most profound transition. When a loved one is dying, we may experience a feeling of helplessness.

"In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life. Death is a mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected."
—Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Our In The Mirror of Death cours eoffers a radically different approach to understanding mortality—one that transforms fear into wisdom and anxiety into peace.

This Course Will Help You:

• Transform your relationship with death and discover how to live more fully.

• Break free from death anxiety by developing a deeper understanding of death as a natural part of life's journey.

• Live with greater authenticity as you discover how contemplating mortality can illuminate what truly matters and guide you toward more meaningful choices.

• Find peace in uncertainty through traditional practices that support approaching death—your own and others'—with courage and clarity.

• Support loved ones with confidence by learning practical ways to be present for those facing their final transition, offering genuine comfort.

• Develop warmth, understanding and care for yourself and others through meditation and compassion practices 

What You'll Experience:

In order to produce a real change in our relationship with death, this course will introduce the unique Buddhist approach to learning, which employs the three wisdom tools: listening, contemplation and meditation. This multi-layered approach has the power to bring about transformation on a deep spiritual level.

You’ll also be introduced to compassion practices and The Essential Phowa, a profound practice that gives you practical tools specifically designed for the moment of death. 

This course is for anyone who is… 

• struggling with fear of death or losing loved ones

• wanting to support family or friends facing serious illness or death

• interested in gaining invaluable insights into how meditation and cultivating compassion can reshape the death and dying process

Join us to discover how embracing the reality of death and applying the traditional Buddhist teachings on death and dying can support us to live a more fearless, compassionate, and meaningful life and approach death with trust and peace.

No prior experience with meditation or Buddhist concepts required—all teachings are presented in accessible, practical terms.

Join us in this course this Fall!

In the Mirror of Death
8 Sessions: Saturdays, September 6 - October 25, 2025
10 am PT/ 1 pm ET
Duration: 1h30

Are you afraid of death? Do you feel unprepared for your own mortality or anxious about losing loved ones? 

Most of us live with an underlying fear of death that quietly shapes our choices, relationships, and sense of meaning. We avoid thinking about death, yet this avoidance often leaves us feeling disconnected from what truly matters and unprepared for life's most profound transition. When a loved one is dying, we may experience a feeling of helplessness.

"In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life. Death is a mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected."
—Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Our In The Mirror of Death cours eoffers a radically different approach to understanding mortality—one that transforms fear into wisdom and anxiety into peace.

This Course Will Help You:

• Transform your relationship with death and discover how to live more fully.

• Break free from death anxiety by developing a deeper understanding of death as a natural part of life's journey.

• Live with greater authenticity as you discover how contemplating mortality can illuminate what truly matters and guide you toward more meaningful choices.

• Find peace in uncertainty through traditional practices that support approaching death—your own and others'—with courage and clarity.

• Support loved ones with confidence by learning practical ways to be present for those facing their final transition, offering genuine comfort.

• Develop warmth, understanding and care for yourself and others through meditation and compassion practices 

What You'll Experience:

In order to produce a real change in our relationship with death, this course will introduce the unique Buddhist approach to learning, which employs the three wisdom tools: listening, contemplation and meditation. This multi-layered approach has the power to bring about transformation on a deep spiritual level.

You’ll also be introduced to compassion practices and The Essential Phowa, a profound practice that gives you practical tools specifically designed for the moment of death. 

This course is for anyone who is… 

• struggling with fear of death or losing loved ones

• wanting to support family or friends facing serious illness or death

• interested in gaining invaluable insights into how meditation and cultivating compassion can reshape the death and dying process

Join us to discover how embracing the reality of death and applying the traditional Buddhist teachings on death and dying can support us to live a more fearless, compassionate, and meaningful life and approach death with trust and peace.

No prior experience with meditation or Buddhist concepts required—all teachings are presented in accessible, practical terms.

Join us in this course this Fall!

In the Mirror of Death
8 Sessions: Saturdays, September 6 - October 25, 2025
10 am PT/ 1 pm ET
Duration: 1h30

Do you aspire to make a positive difference in the world but feel limited by your own negative emotions or lack of confidence?  

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, “Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or the overwhelming weight of today's world, you're not alone. Between economic uncertainty, climate change, social upheaval, and personal challenges, it's no wonder so many of us feel stuck in our own heads, replaying problems and fears on an endless loop.

If you wish to recognize your good heart and develop a deeper sense of community, our Cultivating Compassion course offers practical wisdom and personal training to help you connect with yourself and the world around you.

This course introduces you to a surprisingly effective approach: learning to focus your care and attention on others as a pathway to healing yourself. When we shift from self-focused worry to compassionate action, something remarkable happens—our anxiety and depression begin to lose their grip on us.Join us in this course this Fall!

You'll learn practical techniques including:

• Transforming anxiety and depression through compassion

• Basic meditation to calm your mind and create spaciousness

• Self-compassion practices to stop being your own worst critic

• Compassion meditation to expand your capacity for caring about others

• Breathing practices for emotional healing (including the traditional practice of Tonglen)

When you practice sending comfort, peace, and love to others—even through visualization—your negative emotions naturally fade into the background. As the Dalai Lama observed, while others may benefit from your compassion, you become the primary beneficiary of this practice.

By training your heart and mind in compassion, you'll discover:

• Freedom from the anxiety spiral that keeps you up at night

• Relief from depression through meaningful connection with others

• Inner strength and groundedness to face life's challenges

• A sense of purpose that comes from contributing to others' wellbeing

This isn't about pretending everything is fine or bypassing your real struggles. Instead, you'll learn to work with your difficulties in a way that creates healing—both for yourself and for a world that desperately needs more compassion.

Ready to loosen the bonds of anxiety and depression and discover the life-changing power of compassion practice? Want to learn how to transform your pain into your strength? 

Join us for this transformative course and discover how compassion can become your most powerful tool for healing and growth.

Cultivating Compassion
9 sessions: Thursdays, September 18 - November 20, 2025 
3 pm PT/ 6pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no class on November 6, 2025)

Are you afraid of death? Do you feel unprepared for your own mortality or anxious about losing loved ones? 

Most of us live with an underlying fear of death that quietly shapes our choices, relationships, and sense of meaning. We avoid thinking about death, yet this avoidance often leaves us feeling disconnected from what truly matters and unprepared for life's most profound transition. When a loved one is dying, we may experience a feeling of helplessness.

"In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life. Death is a mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected."
—Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Our In The Mirror of Death cours eoffers a radically different approach to understanding mortality—one that transforms fear into wisdom and anxiety into peace.

This Course Will Help You:

• Transform your relationship with death and discover how to live more fully.

• Break free from death anxiety by developing a deeper understanding of death as a natural part of life's journey.

• Live with greater authenticity as you discover how contemplating mortality can illuminate what truly matters and guide you toward more meaningful choices.

• Find peace in uncertainty through traditional practices that support approaching death—your own and others'—with courage and clarity.

• Support loved ones with confidence by learning practical ways to be present for those facing their final transition, offering genuine comfort.

• Develop warmth, understanding and care for yourself and others through meditation and compassion practices 

What You'll Experience:

In order to produce a real change in our relationship with death, this course will introduce the unique Buddhist approach to learning, which employs the three wisdom tools: listening, contemplation and meditation. This multi-layered approach has the power to bring about transformation on a deep spiritual level.

You’ll also be introduced to compassion practices and The Essential Phowa, a profound practice that gives you practical tools specifically designed for the moment of death. 

This course is for anyone who is… 

• struggling with fear of death or losing loved ones

• wanting to support family or friends facing serious illness or death

• interested in gaining invaluable insights into how meditation and cultivating compassion can reshape the death and dying process

Join us to discover how embracing the reality of death and applying the traditional Buddhist teachings on death and dying can support us to live a more fearless, compassionate, and meaningful life and approach death with trust and peace.

No prior experience with meditation or Buddhist concepts required—all teachings are presented in accessible, practical terms.

Join us in this course this Fall!

In the Mirror of Death

8 Sessions: Saturdays, September 6 - October 25, 2025

10 am PT/ 1 pm ET

Duration: 1h30

Do you aspire to make a positive difference in the world but feel limited by your own negative emotions or lack of confidence?  

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, “Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or the overwhelming weight of today's world, you're not alone. Between economic uncertainty, climate change, social upheaval, and personal challenges, it's no wonder so many of us feel stuck in our own heads, replaying problems and fears on an endless loop.

If you wish to recognize your good heart and develop a deeper sense of community, our Cultivating Compassion course offers practical wisdom and personal training to help you connect with yourself and the world around you.

This course introduces you to a surprisingly effective approach: learning to focus your care and attention on others as a pathway to healing yourself. When we shift from self-focused worry to compassionate action, something remarkable happens—our anxiety and depression begin to lose their grip on us.Join us in this course this Fall!

You'll learn practical techniques including:

• Transforming anxiety and depression through compassion

• Basic meditation to calm your mind and create spaciousness

• Self-compassion practices to stop being your own worst critic

• Compassion meditation to expand your capacity for caring about others

• Breathing practices for emotional healing (including the traditional practice of Tonglen)

When you practice sending comfort, peace, and love to others—even through visualization—your negative emotions naturally fade into the background. As the Dalai Lama observed, while others may benefit from your compassion, you become the primary beneficiary of this practice.

By training your heart and mind in compassion, you'll discover:

• Freedom from the anxiety spiral that keeps you up at night

• Relief from depression through meaningful connection with others

• Inner strength and groundedness to face life's challenges

• A sense of purpose that comes from contributing to others' wellbeing

This isn't about pretending everything is fine or bypassing your real struggles. Instead, you'll learn to work with your difficulties in a way that creates healing—both for yourself and for a world that desperately needs more compassion.

Ready to loosen the bonds of anxiety and depression and discover the life-changing power of compassion practice? Want to learn how to transform your pain into your strength? 

Join us for this transformative course and discover how compassion can become your most powerful tool for healing and growth.

Cultivating Compassion
9 sessions: Thursdays, September 18 - November 20, 2025 
3 pm PT/ 6pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no class on November 6, 2025)

Are you afraid of death? Do you feel unprepared for your own mortality or anxious about losing loved ones? 

Most of us live with an underlying fear of death that quietly shapes our choices, relationships, and sense of meaning. We avoid thinking about death, yet this avoidance often leaves us feeling disconnected from what truly matters and unprepared for life's most profound transition. When a loved one is dying, we may experience a feeling of helplessness.

"In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life. Death is a mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected."
—Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Our In The Mirror of Death cours eoffers a radically different approach to understanding mortality—one that transforms fear into wisdom and anxiety into peace.

This Course Will Help You:

• Transform your relationship with death and discover how to live more fully.

• Break free from death anxiety by developing a deeper understanding of death as a natural part of life's journey.

• Live with greater authenticity as you discover how contemplating mortality can illuminate what truly matters and guide you toward more meaningful choices.

• Find peace in uncertainty through traditional practices that support approaching death—your own and others'—with courage and clarity.

• Support loved ones with confidence by learning practical ways to be present for those facing their final transition, offering genuine comfort.

• Develop warmth, understanding and care for yourself and others through meditation and compassion practices 

What You'll Experience:

In order to produce a real change in our relationship with death, this course will introduce the unique Buddhist approach to learning, which employs the three wisdom tools: listening, contemplation and meditation. This multi-layered approach has the power to bring about transformation on a deep spiritual level.

You’ll also be introduced to compassion practices and The Essential Phowa, a profound practice that gives you practical tools specifically designed for the moment of death. 

This course is for anyone who is… 

• struggling with fear of death or losing loved ones

• wanting to support family or friends facing serious illness or death

• interested in gaining invaluable insights into how meditation and cultivating compassion can reshape the death and dying process

Join us to discover how embracing the reality of death and applying the traditional Buddhist teachings on death and dying can support us to live a more fearless, compassionate, and meaningful life and approach death with trust and peace.

No prior experience with meditation or Buddhist concepts required—all teachings are presented in accessible, practical terms.

Join us in this course this Fall!

In the Mirror of Death
8 Sessions: Saturdays, September 6 - October 25, 2025
10 am PT/ 1 pm ET
Duration: 1h30

Do you aspire to make a positive difference in the world but feel limited by your own negative emotions or lack of confidence?  

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, “Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or the overwhelming weight of today's world, you're not alone. Between economic uncertainty, climate change, social upheaval, and personal challenges, it's no wonder so many of us feel stuck in our own heads, replaying problems and fears on an endless loop.

If you wish to recognize your good heart and develop a deeper sense of community, our Cultivating Compassion course offers practical wisdom and personal training to help you connect with yourself and the world around you.

This course introduces you to a surprisingly effective approach: learning to focus your care and attention on others as a pathway to healing yourself. When we shift from self-focused worry to compassionate action, something remarkable happens—our anxiety and depression begin to lose their grip on us.Join us in this course this Fall!

You'll learn practical techniques including:

• Transforming anxiety and depression through compassion

• Basic meditation to calm your mind and create spaciousness

• Self-compassion practices to stop being your own worst critic

• Compassion meditation to expand your capacity for caring about others

• Breathing practices for emotional healing (including the traditional practice of Tonglen)

When you practice sending comfort, peace, and love to others—even through visualization—your negative emotions naturally fade into the background. As the Dalai Lama observed, while others may benefit from your compassion, you become the primary beneficiary of this practice.

By training your heart and mind in compassion, you'll discover:

• Freedom from the anxiety spiral that keeps you up at night

• Relief from depression through meaningful connection with others

• Inner strength and groundedness to face life's challenges

• A sense of purpose that comes from contributing to others' wellbeing

This isn't about pretending everything is fine or bypassing your real struggles. Instead, you'll learn to work with your difficulties in a way that creates healing—both for yourself and for a world that desperately needs more compassion.

Ready to loosen the bonds of anxiety and depression and discover the life-changing power of compassion practice? Want to learn how to transform your pain into your strength? 

Join us for this transformative course and discover how compassion can become your most powerful tool for healing and growth.

Cultivating Compassion
9 sessions: Thursdays, September 18 - November 20, 2025 
3 pm PT/ 6pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no class on November 6, 2025)

Are you afraid of death? Do you feel unprepared for your own mortality or anxious about losing loved ones? 

Most of us live with an underlying fear of death that quietly shapes our choices, relationships, and sense of meaning. We avoid thinking about death, yet this avoidance often leaves us feeling disconnected from what truly matters and unprepared for life's most profound transition. When a loved one is dying, we may experience a feeling of helplessness.

"In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life. Death is a mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected."
—Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Our In The Mirror of Death cours eoffers a radically different approach to understanding mortality—one that transforms fear into wisdom and anxiety into peace.

This Course Will Help You:

• Transform your relationship with death and discover how to live more fully.

• Break free from death anxiety by developing a deeper understanding of death as a natural part of life's journey.

• Live with greater authenticity as you discover how contemplating mortality can illuminate what truly matters and guide you toward more meaningful choices.

• Find peace in uncertainty through traditional practices that support approaching death—your own and others'—with courage and clarity.

• Support loved ones with confidence by learning practical ways to be present for those facing their final transition, offering genuine comfort.

• Develop warmth, understanding and care for yourself and others through meditation and compassion practices 

What You'll Experience:

In order to produce a real change in our relationship with death, this course will introduce the unique Buddhist approach to learning, which employs the three wisdom tools: listening, contemplation and meditation. This multi-layered approach has the power to bring about transformation on a deep spiritual level.

You’ll also be introduced to compassion practices and The Essential Phowa, a profound practice that gives you practical tools specifically designed for the moment of death. 

This course is for anyone who is… 

• struggling with fear of death or losing loved ones

• wanting to support family or friends facing serious illness or death

• interested in gaining invaluable insights into how meditation and cultivating compassion can reshape the death and dying process

Join us to discover how embracing the reality of death and applying the traditional Buddhist teachings on death and dying can support us to live a more fearless, compassionate, and meaningful life and approach death with trust and peace.

No prior experience with meditation or Buddhist concepts required—all teachings are presented in accessible, practical terms.

Join us in this course this Fall!

In the Mirror of Death
8 Sessions: Saturdays, September 6 - October 25, 2025
10 am PT/ 1 pm ET
Duration: 1h30

Do you aspire to make a positive difference in the world but feel limited by your own negative emotions or lack of confidence?  

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, “Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or the overwhelming weight of today's world, you're not alone. Between economic uncertainty, climate change, social upheaval, and personal challenges, it's no wonder so many of us feel stuck in our own heads, replaying problems and fears on an endless loop.

If you wish to recognize your good heart and develop a deeper sense of community, our Cultivating Compassion course offers practical wisdom and personal training to help you connect with yourself and the world around you.

This course introduces you to a surprisingly effective approach: learning to focus your care and attention on others as a pathway to healing yourself. When we shift from self-focused worry to compassionate action, something remarkable happens—our anxiety and depression begin to lose their grip on us.Join us in this course this Fall!

You'll learn practical techniques including:

• Transforming anxiety and depression through compassion

• Basic meditation to calm your mind and create spaciousness

• Self-compassion practices to stop being your own worst critic

• Compassion meditation to expand your capacity for caring about others

• Breathing practices for emotional healing (including the traditional practice of Tonglen)

When you practice sending comfort, peace, and love to others—even through visualization—your negative emotions naturally fade into the background. As the Dalai Lama observed, while others may benefit from your compassion, you become the primary beneficiary of this practice.

By training your heart and mind in compassion, you'll discover:

• Freedom from the anxiety spiral that keeps you up at night

• Relief from depression through meaningful connection with others

• Inner strength and groundedness to face life's challenges

• A sense of purpose that comes from contributing to others' wellbeing

This isn't about pretending everything is fine or bypassing your real struggles. Instead, you'll learn to work with your difficulties in a way that creates healing—both for yourself and for a world that desperately needs more compassion.

Ready to loosen the bonds of anxiety and depression and discover the life-changing power of compassion practice? Want to learn how to transform your pain into your strength? 

Join us for this transformative course and discover how compassion can become your most powerful tool for healing and growth.

Cultivating Compassion
9 sessions: Thursdays, September 18 - November 20, 2025 
3 pm PT/ 6pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no class on November 6, 2025)

Are you afraid of death? Do you feel unprepared for your own mortality or anxious about losing loved ones? 

Most of us live with an underlying fear of death that quietly shapes our choices, relationships, and sense of meaning. We avoid thinking about death, yet this avoidance often leaves us feeling disconnected from what truly matters and unprepared for life's most profound transition. When a loved one is dying, we may experience a feeling of helplessness.

"In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life. Death is a mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected."
—Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Our In The Mirror of Death cours eoffers a radically different approach to understanding mortality—one that transforms fear into wisdom and anxiety into peace.

This Course Will Help You:

• Transform your relationship with death and discover how to live more fully.

• Break free from death anxiety by developing a deeper understanding of death as a natural part of life's journey.

• Live with greater authenticity as you discover how contemplating mortality can illuminate what truly matters and guide you toward more meaningful choices.

• Find peace in uncertainty through traditional practices that support approaching death—your own and others'—with courage and clarity.

• Support loved ones with confidence by learning practical ways to be present for those facing their final transition, offering genuine comfort.

• Develop warmth, understanding and care for yourself and others through meditation and compassion practices 

What You'll Experience:

In order to produce a real change in our relationship with death, this course will introduce the unique Buddhist approach to learning, which employs the three wisdom tools: listening, contemplation and meditation. This multi-layered approach has the power to bring about transformation on a deep spiritual level.

You’ll also be introduced to compassion practices and The Essential Phowa, a profound practice that gives you practical tools specifically designed for the moment of death. 

This course is for anyone who is… 

• struggling with fear of death or losing loved ones

• wanting to support family or friends facing serious illness or death

• interested in gaining invaluable insights into how meditation and cultivating compassion can reshape the death and dying process

Join us to discover how embracing the reality of death and applying the traditional Buddhist teachings on death and dying can support us to live a more fearless, compassionate, and meaningful life and approach death with trust and peace.

No prior experience with meditation or Buddhist concepts required—all teachings are presented in accessible, practical terms.

Join us in this course this Fall!

In the Mirror of Death
8 Sessions: Saturdays, September 6 - October 25, 2025
10 am PT/ 1 pm ET
Duration: 1h30

The Heart of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Gift of Impermanence

A 9-session course combining meditation, reflection, and practical tools for navigating change

What if uncertainty didn't have to feel so overwhelming?

Life keeps changing. People we love get sick. Jobs end. Relationships shift. Plans fall apart. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves asking: How do we find solid ground when everything feels so unstable?

This module offers a different way of looking at life's constant changes—not as something to fear or resist, but as a doorway to deeper peace and understanding. Drawing from the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings as shared in the acclaimed book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, we'll explore how accepting uncertainty can actually become a source of strength.

What You'll Discover

Together we'll explore some of life's biggest questions. You don't need any background in Buddhism or meditation—just curiosity and a willingness to look at things from a fresh perspective.

We'll start with the foundations: You'll learn a simple but powerful meditation practice called "calm abiding" that helps quiet the mental chatter and creates space for clarity. We'll also explore three time-tested methods that engage both your analytical mind and your intuitive wisdom, known as The Three Wisdom Tools. These aren't just intellectual concepts—they're practical tools designed to create real shifts in how you understand yourself and navigate daily life.

Then we'll go deeper: We'll look honestly at change and loss—not to become morbid, but to discover how accepting life's impermanent nature can actually free us from constant anxiety about the future. You'll explore how everything in life is interconnected, and how this understanding can shift your relationship with both joy and difficulty. Together we’ll learn how honest investigation of change and mortality can lead to a greater feeling of aliveness.

By the end: You'll have practical tools for finding peace in the midst of life's inevitable changes, and a deeper appreciation for the remarkable capacity of your own mind to remain steady and compassionate, even when circumstances feel chaotic. Our investigations of death and change will give you a richer understanding of interdependence. Understanding one of life's most profound realities—that everything is constantly shifting and interconnected then leads us to the ultimate view of what is changeless within us, “something boundless and infinitely spacious, something in which the dance of change and impermanence takes place”. 

This Module Is For You If:

• You feel anxious about the future or overwhelmed by life's unpredictability

• You're dealing with loss, transition, or major life changes

• You're curious about meditation but don't know where to start

• You want practical wisdom for everyday challenges, not just theory

• You're open to exploring how ancient teachings might speak to modern struggles

The teachings we'll explore have helped people find peace for over a thousand years. They're not about escaping life's difficulties, but about discovering a different way to be with them—one that brings more ease, compassion, and genuine confidence in your ability to handle whatever comes your way.

Wednesdays, October 15 - December 17, 2025 (9 sessions)
4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Duration: 2h

Do you aspire to make a positive difference in the world but feel limited by your own negative emotions or lack of confidence?  

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, “Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or the overwhelming weight of today's world, you're not alone. Between economic uncertainty, climate change, social upheaval, and personal challenges, it's no wonder so many of us feel stuck in our own heads, replaying problems and fears on an endless loop.

If you wish to recognize your good heart and develop a deeper sense of community, our Cultivating Compassion course offers practical wisdom and personal training to help you connect with yourself and the world around you.

This course introduces you to a surprisingly effective approach: learning to focus your care and attention on others as a pathway to healing yourself. When we shift from self-focused worry to compassionate action, something remarkable happens—our anxiety and depression begin to lose their grip on us.Join us in this course this Fall!

You'll learn practical techniques including:

• Transforming anxiety and depression through compassion

• Basic meditation to calm your mind and create spaciousness

• Self-compassion practices to stop being your own worst critic

• Compassion meditation to expand your capacity for caring about others

• Breathing practices for emotional healing (including the traditional practice of Tonglen)

When you practice sending comfort, peace, and love to others—even through visualization—your negative emotions naturally fade into the background. As the Dalai Lama observed, while others may benefit from your compassion, you become the primary beneficiary of this practice.

By training your heart and mind in compassion, you'll discover:

• Freedom from the anxiety spiral that keeps you up at night

• Relief from depression through meaningful connection with others

• Inner strength and groundedness to face life's challenges

• A sense of purpose that comes from contributing to others' wellbeing

This isn't about pretending everything is fine or bypassing your real struggles. Instead, you'll learn to work with your difficulties in a way that creates healing—both for yourself and for a world that desperately needs more compassion.

Ready to loosen the bonds of anxiety and depression and discover the life-changing power of compassion practice? Want to learn how to transform your pain into your strength? 

Join us for this transformative course and discover how compassion can become your most powerful tool for healing and growth.

Cultivating Compassion
9 sessions: Thursdays, September 18 - November 20, 2025 
3 pm PT/ 6pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no class on November 6, 2025)

Are you afraid of death? Do you feel unprepared for your own mortality or anxious about losing loved ones? 

Most of us live with an underlying fear of death that quietly shapes our choices, relationships, and sense of meaning. We avoid thinking about death, yet this avoidance often leaves us feeling disconnected from what truly matters and unprepared for life's most profound transition. When a loved one is dying, we may experience a feeling of helplessness.

"In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life. Death is a mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected."
—Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Our In The Mirror of Death cours eoffers a radically different approach to understanding mortality—one that transforms fear into wisdom and anxiety into peace.

This Course Will Help You:

• Transform your relationship with death and discover how to live more fully.

• Break free from death anxiety by developing a deeper understanding of death as a natural part of life's journey.

• Live with greater authenticity as you discover how contemplating mortality can illuminate what truly matters and guide you toward more meaningful choices.

• Find peace in uncertainty through traditional practices that support approaching death—your own and others'—with courage and clarity.

• Support loved ones with confidence by learning practical ways to be present for those facing their final transition, offering genuine comfort.

• Develop warmth, understanding and care for yourself and others through meditation and compassion practices 

What You'll Experience:

In order to produce a real change in our relationship with death, this course will introduce the unique Buddhist approach to learning, which employs the three wisdom tools: listening, contemplation and meditation. This multi-layered approach has the power to bring about transformation on a deep spiritual level.

You’ll also be introduced to compassion practices and The Essential Phowa, a profound practice that gives you practical tools specifically designed for the moment of death. 

This course is for anyone who is… 

• struggling with fear of death or losing loved ones

• wanting to support family or friends facing serious illness or death

• interested in gaining invaluable insights into how meditation and cultivating compassion can reshape the death and dying process

Join us to discover how embracing the reality of death and applying the traditional Buddhist teachings on death and dying can support us to live a more fearless, compassionate, and meaningful life and approach death with trust and peace.

No prior experience with meditation or Buddhist concepts required—all teachings are presented in accessible, practical terms.

Join us in this course this Fall!

In the Mirror of Death
8 Sessions: Saturdays, September 6 - October 25, 2025
10 am PT/ 1 pm ET
Duration: 1h30

The Heart of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Gift of Impermanence

A 9-session course combining meditation, reflection, and practical tools for navigating change

What if uncertainty didn't have to feel so overwhelming?

Life keeps changing. People we love get sick. Jobs end. Relationships shift. Plans fall apart. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves asking: How do we find solid ground when everything feels so unstable?

This module offers a different way of looking at life's constant changes—not as something to fear or resist, but as a doorway to deeper peace and understanding. Drawing from the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings as shared in the acclaimed book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, we'll explore how accepting uncertainty can actually become a source of strength.

What You'll Discover

Together we'll explore some of life's biggest questions. You don't need any background in Buddhism or meditation—just curiosity and a willingness to look at things from a fresh perspective.

We'll start with the foundations: You'll learn a simple but powerful meditation practice called "calm abiding" that helps quiet the mental chatter and creates space for clarity. We'll also explore three time-tested methods that engage both your analytical mind and your intuitive wisdom, known as The Three Wisdom Tools. These aren't just intellectual concepts—they're practical tools designed to create real shifts in how you understand yourself and navigate daily life.

Then we'll go deeper: We'll look honestly at change and loss—not to become morbid, but to discover how accepting life's impermanent nature can actually free us from constant anxiety about the future. You'll explore how everything in life is interconnected, and how this understanding can shift your relationship with both joy and difficulty. Together we’ll learn how honest investigation of change and mortality can lead to a greater feeling of aliveness.

By the end: You'll have practical tools for finding peace in the midst of life's inevitable changes, and a deeper appreciation for the remarkable capacity of your own mind to remain steady and compassionate, even when circumstances feel chaotic. Our investigations of death and change will give you a richer understanding of interdependence. Understanding one of life's most profound realities—that everything is constantly shifting and interconnected then leads us to the ultimate view of what is changeless within us, “something boundless and infinitely spacious, something in which the dance of change and impermanence takes place”. 

This Module Is For You If:

• You feel anxious about the future or overwhelmed by life's unpredictability

• You're dealing with loss, transition, or major life changes

• You're curious about meditation but don't know where to start

• You want practical wisdom for everyday challenges, not just theory

• You're open to exploring how ancient teachings might speak to modern struggles

The teachings we'll explore have helped people find peace for over a thousand years. They're not about escaping life's difficulties, but about discovering a different way to be with them—one that brings more ease, compassion, and genuine confidence in your ability to handle whatever comes your way.

Wednesdays, October 15 - December 17, 2025 (9 sessions)
4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no course on November 5, 2025)

Do you aspire to make a positive difference in the world but feel limited by your own negative emotions or lack of confidence?  

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, “Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or the overwhelming weight of today's world, you're not alone. Between economic uncertainty, climate change, social upheaval, and personal challenges, it's no wonder so many of us feel stuck in our own heads, replaying problems and fears on an endless loop.

If you wish to recognize your good heart and develop a deeper sense of community, our Cultivating Compassion course offers practical wisdom and personal training to help you connect with yourself and the world around you.

This course introduces you to a surprisingly effective approach: learning to focus your care and attention on others as a pathway to healing yourself. When we shift from self-focused worry to compassionate action, something remarkable happens—our anxiety and depression begin to lose their grip on us.Join us in this course this Fall!

You'll learn practical techniques including:

• Transforming anxiety and depression through compassion

• Basic meditation to calm your mind and create spaciousness

• Self-compassion practices to stop being your own worst critic

• Compassion meditation to expand your capacity for caring about others

• Breathing practices for emotional healing (including the traditional practice of Tonglen)

When you practice sending comfort, peace, and love to others—even through visualization—your negative emotions naturally fade into the background. As the Dalai Lama observed, while others may benefit from your compassion, you become the primary beneficiary of this practice.

By training your heart and mind in compassion, you'll discover:

• Freedom from the anxiety spiral that keeps you up at night

• Relief from depression through meaningful connection with others

• Inner strength and groundedness to face life's challenges

• A sense of purpose that comes from contributing to others' wellbeing

This isn't about pretending everything is fine or bypassing your real struggles. Instead, you'll learn to work with your difficulties in a way that creates healing—both for yourself and for a world that desperately needs more compassion.

Ready to loosen the bonds of anxiety and depression and discover the life-changing power of compassion practice? Want to learn how to transform your pain into your strength? 

Join us for this transformative course and discover how compassion can become your most powerful tool for healing and growth.

Cultivating Compassion
9 sessions: Thursdays, September 18 - November 20, 2025 
3 pm PT/ 6pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no class on November 6, 2025)

Are you afraid of death? Do you feel unprepared for your own mortality or anxious about losing loved ones? 

Most of us live with an underlying fear of death that quietly shapes our choices, relationships, and sense of meaning. We avoid thinking about death, yet this avoidance often leaves us feeling disconnected from what truly matters and unprepared for life's most profound transition. When a loved one is dying, we may experience a feeling of helplessness.

"In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life. Death is a mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected."
—Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Our In The Mirror of Death cours eoffers a radically different approach to understanding mortality—one that transforms fear into wisdom and anxiety into peace.

This Course Will Help You:

• Transform your relationship with death and discover how to live more fully.

• Break free from death anxiety by developing a deeper understanding of death as a natural part of life's journey.

• Live with greater authenticity as you discover how contemplating mortality can illuminate what truly matters and guide you toward more meaningful choices.

• Find peace in uncertainty through traditional practices that support approaching death—your own and others'—with courage and clarity.

• Support loved ones with confidence by learning practical ways to be present for those facing their final transition, offering genuine comfort.

• Develop warmth, understanding and care for yourself and others through meditation and compassion practices 

What You'll Experience:

In order to produce a real change in our relationship with death, this course will introduce the unique Buddhist approach to learning, which employs the three wisdom tools: listening, contemplation and meditation. This multi-layered approach has the power to bring about transformation on a deep spiritual level.

You’ll also be introduced to compassion practices and The Essential Phowa, a profound practice that gives you practical tools specifically designed for the moment of death. 

This course is for anyone who is… 

• struggling with fear of death or losing loved ones

• wanting to support family or friends facing serious illness or death

• interested in gaining invaluable insights into how meditation and cultivating compassion can reshape the death and dying process

Join us to discover how embracing the reality of death and applying the traditional Buddhist teachings on death and dying can support us to live a more fearless, compassionate, and meaningful life and approach death with trust and peace.

No prior experience with meditation or Buddhist concepts required—all teachings are presented in accessible, practical terms.

Join us in this course this Fall!

In the Mirror of Death
8 Sessions: Saturdays, September 6 - October 25, 2025
10 am PT/ 1 pm ET
Duration: 1h30

The Heart of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Gift of Impermanence

A 9-session course combining meditation, reflection, and practical tools for navigating change

What if uncertainty didn't have to feel so overwhelming?

Life keeps changing. People we love get sick. Jobs end. Relationships shift. Plans fall apart. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves asking: How do we find solid ground when everything feels so unstable?

This module offers a different way of looking at life's constant changes—not as something to fear or resist, but as a doorway to deeper peace and understanding. Drawing from the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings as shared in the acclaimed book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, we'll explore how accepting uncertainty can actually become a source of strength.

What You'll Discover

Together we'll explore some of life's biggest questions. You don't need any background in Buddhism or meditation—just curiosity and a willingness to look at things from a fresh perspective.

We'll start with the foundations: You'll learn a simple but powerful meditation practice called "calm abiding" that helps quiet the mental chatter and creates space for clarity. We'll also explore three time-tested methods that engage both your analytical mind and your intuitive wisdom, known as The Three Wisdom Tools. These aren't just intellectual concepts—they're practical tools designed to create real shifts in how you understand yourself and navigate daily life.

Then we'll go deeper: We'll look honestly at change and loss—not to become morbid, but to discover how accepting life's impermanent nature can actually free us from constant anxiety about the future. You'll explore how everything in life is interconnected, and how this understanding can shift your relationship with both joy and difficulty. Together we’ll learn how honest investigation of change and mortality can lead to a greater feeling of aliveness.

By the end: You'll have practical tools for finding peace in the midst of life's inevitable changes, and a deeper appreciation for the remarkable capacity of your own mind to remain steady and compassionate, even when circumstances feel chaotic. Our investigations of death and change will give you a richer understanding of interdependence. Understanding one of life's most profound realities—that everything is constantly shifting and interconnected then leads us to the ultimate view of what is changeless within us, “something boundless and infinitely spacious, something in which the dance of change and impermanence takes place”. 

This Module Is For You If:

• You feel anxious about the future or overwhelmed by life's unpredictability

• You're dealing with loss, transition, or major life changes

• You're curious about meditation but don't know where to start

• You want practical wisdom for everyday challenges, not just theory

• You're open to exploring how ancient teachings might speak to modern struggles

The teachings we'll explore have helped people find peace for over a thousand years. They're not about escaping life's difficulties, but about discovering a different way to be with them—one that brings more ease, compassion, and genuine confidence in your ability to handle whatever comes your way.

Wednesdays, October 15 - December 17, 2025 (9 sessions)
4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no course on November 5, 2025)

Do you aspire to make a positive difference in the world but feel limited by your own negative emotions or lack of confidence?  

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, “Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or the overwhelming weight of today's world, you're not alone. Between economic uncertainty, climate change, social upheaval, and personal challenges, it's no wonder so many of us feel stuck in our own heads, replaying problems and fears on an endless loop.

If you wish to recognize your good heart and develop a deeper sense of community, our Cultivating Compassion course offers practical wisdom and personal training to help you connect with yourself and the world around you.

This course introduces you to a surprisingly effective approach: learning to focus your care and attention on others as a pathway to healing yourself. When we shift from self-focused worry to compassionate action, something remarkable happens—our anxiety and depression begin to lose their grip on us.Join us in this course this Fall!

You'll learn practical techniques including:

• Transforming anxiety and depression through compassion

• Basic meditation to calm your mind and create spaciousness

• Self-compassion practices to stop being your own worst critic

• Compassion meditation to expand your capacity for caring about others

• Breathing practices for emotional healing (including the traditional practice of Tonglen)

When you practice sending comfort, peace, and love to others—even through visualization—your negative emotions naturally fade into the background. As the Dalai Lama observed, while others may benefit from your compassion, you become the primary beneficiary of this practice.

By training your heart and mind in compassion, you'll discover:

• Freedom from the anxiety spiral that keeps you up at night

• Relief from depression through meaningful connection with others

• Inner strength and groundedness to face life's challenges

• A sense of purpose that comes from contributing to others' wellbeing

This isn't about pretending everything is fine or bypassing your real struggles. Instead, you'll learn to work with your difficulties in a way that creates healing—both for yourself and for a world that desperately needs more compassion.

Ready to loosen the bonds of anxiety and depression and discover the life-changing power of compassion practice? Want to learn how to transform your pain into your strength? 

Join us for this transformative course and discover how compassion can become your most powerful tool for healing and growth.

Cultivating Compassion
9 sessions: Thursdays, September 18 - November 20, 2025 
3 pm PT/ 6pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no class on November 6, 2025)

The Heart of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Gift of Impermanence

A 9-session course combining meditation, reflection, and practical tools for navigating change

What if uncertainty didn't have to feel so overwhelming?

Life keeps changing. People we love get sick. Jobs end. Relationships shift. Plans fall apart. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves asking: How do we find solid ground when everything feels so unstable?

This module offers a different way of looking at life's constant changes—not as something to fear or resist, but as a doorway to deeper peace and understanding. Drawing from the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings as shared in the acclaimed book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, we'll explore how accepting uncertainty can actually become a source of strength.

What You'll Discover

Together we'll explore some of life's biggest questions. You don't need any background in Buddhism or meditation—just curiosity and a willingness to look at things from a fresh perspective.

We'll start with the foundations: You'll learn a simple but powerful meditation practice called "calm abiding" that helps quiet the mental chatter and creates space for clarity. We'll also explore three time-tested methods that engage both your analytical mind and your intuitive wisdom, known as The Three Wisdom Tools. These aren't just intellectual concepts—they're practical tools designed to create real shifts in how you understand yourself and navigate daily life.

Then we'll go deeper: We'll look honestly at change and loss—not to become morbid, but to discover how accepting life's impermanent nature can actually free us from constant anxiety about the future. You'll explore how everything in life is interconnected, and how this understanding can shift your relationship with both joy and difficulty. Together we’ll learn how honest investigation of change and mortality can lead to a greater feeling of aliveness.

By the end: You'll have practical tools for finding peace in the midst of life's inevitable changes, and a deeper appreciation for the remarkable capacity of your own mind to remain steady and compassionate, even when circumstances feel chaotic. Our investigations of death and change will give you a richer understanding of interdependence. Understanding one of life's most profound realities—that everything is constantly shifting and interconnected then leads us to the ultimate view of what is changeless within us, “something boundless and infinitely spacious, something in which the dance of change and impermanence takes place”. 

This Module Is For You If:

• You feel anxious about the future or overwhelmed by life's unpredictability

• You're dealing with loss, transition, or major life changes

• You're curious about meditation but don't know where to start

• You want practical wisdom for everyday challenges, not just theory

• You're open to exploring how ancient teachings might speak to modern struggles

The teachings we'll explore have helped people find peace for over a thousand years. They're not about escaping life's difficulties, but about discovering a different way to be with them—one that brings more ease, compassion, and genuine confidence in your ability to handle whatever comes your way.

Wednesdays, October 15 - December 17, 2025 (9 sessions)
4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no course on November 5, 2025)

Do you aspire to make a positive difference in the world but feel limited by your own negative emotions or lack of confidence?  

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, “Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or the overwhelming weight of today's world, you're not alone. Between economic uncertainty, climate change, social upheaval, and personal challenges, it's no wonder so many of us feel stuck in our own heads, replaying problems and fears on an endless loop.

If you wish to recognize your good heart and develop a deeper sense of community, our Cultivating Compassion course offers practical wisdom and personal training to help you connect with yourself and the world around you.

This course introduces you to a surprisingly effective approach: learning to focus your care and attention on others as a pathway to healing yourself. When we shift from self-focused worry to compassionate action, something remarkable happens—our anxiety and depression begin to lose their grip on us.Join us in this course this Fall!

You'll learn practical techniques including:

• Transforming anxiety and depression through compassion

• Basic meditation to calm your mind and create spaciousness

• Self-compassion practices to stop being your own worst critic

• Compassion meditation to expand your capacity for caring about others

• Breathing practices for emotional healing (including the traditional practice of Tonglen)

When you practice sending comfort, peace, and love to others—even through visualization—your negative emotions naturally fade into the background. As the Dalai Lama observed, while others may benefit from your compassion, you become the primary beneficiary of this practice.

By training your heart and mind in compassion, you'll discover:

• Freedom from the anxiety spiral that keeps you up at night

• Relief from depression through meaningful connection with others

• Inner strength and groundedness to face life's challenges

• A sense of purpose that comes from contributing to others' wellbeing

This isn't about pretending everything is fine or bypassing your real struggles. Instead, you'll learn to work with your difficulties in a way that creates healing—both for yourself and for a world that desperately needs more compassion.

Ready to loosen the bonds of anxiety and depression and discover the life-changing power of compassion practice? Want to learn how to transform your pain into your strength? 

Join us for this transformative course and discover how compassion can become your most powerful tool for healing and growth.

Cultivating Compassion
9 sessions: Thursdays, September 18 - November 20, 2025 
3 pm PT/ 6pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no class on November 6, 2025)

The Heart of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Gift of Impermanence

A 9-session course combining meditation, reflection, and practical tools for navigating change

What if uncertainty didn't have to feel so overwhelming?

Life keeps changing. People we love get sick. Jobs end. Relationships shift. Plans fall apart. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves asking: How do we find solid ground when everything feels so unstable?

This module offers a different way of looking at life's constant changes—not as something to fear or resist, but as a doorway to deeper peace and understanding. Drawing from the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings as shared in the acclaimed book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, we'll explore how accepting uncertainty can actually become a source of strength.

What You'll Discover

Together we'll explore some of life's biggest questions. You don't need any background in Buddhism or meditation—just curiosity and a willingness to look at things from a fresh perspective.

We'll start with the foundations: You'll learn a simple but powerful meditation practice called "calm abiding" that helps quiet the mental chatter and creates space for clarity. We'll also explore three time-tested methods that engage both your analytical mind and your intuitive wisdom, known as The Three Wisdom Tools. These aren't just intellectual concepts—they're practical tools designed to create real shifts in how you understand yourself and navigate daily life.

Then we'll go deeper: We'll look honestly at change and loss—not to become morbid, but to discover how accepting life's impermanent nature can actually free us from constant anxiety about the future. You'll explore how everything in life is interconnected, and how this understanding can shift your relationship with both joy and difficulty. Together we’ll learn how honest investigation of change and mortality can lead to a greater feeling of aliveness.

By the end: You'll have practical tools for finding peace in the midst of life's inevitable changes, and a deeper appreciation for the remarkable capacity of your own mind to remain steady and compassionate, even when circumstances feel chaotic. Our investigations of death and change will give you a richer understanding of interdependence. Understanding one of life's most profound realities—that everything is constantly shifting and interconnected then leads us to the ultimate view of what is changeless within us, “something boundless and infinitely spacious, something in which the dance of change and impermanence takes place”. 

This Module Is For You If:

• You feel anxious about the future or overwhelmed by life's unpredictability

• You're dealing with loss, transition, or major life changes

• You're curious about meditation but don't know where to start

• You want practical wisdom for everyday challenges, not just theory

• You're open to exploring how ancient teachings might speak to modern struggles

The teachings we'll explore have helped people find peace for over a thousand years. They're not about escaping life's difficulties, but about discovering a different way to be with them—one that brings more ease, compassion, and genuine confidence in your ability to handle whatever comes your way.

Wednesdays, October 15 - December 17, 2025 (9 sessions)
4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no course on November 5, 2025)

Do you aspire to make a positive difference in the world but feel limited by your own negative emotions or lack of confidence?  

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, “Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or the overwhelming weight of today's world, you're not alone. Between economic uncertainty, climate change, social upheaval, and personal challenges, it's no wonder so many of us feel stuck in our own heads, replaying problems and fears on an endless loop.

If you wish to recognize your good heart and develop a deeper sense of community, our Cultivating Compassion course offers practical wisdom and personal training to help you connect with yourself and the world around you.

This course introduces you to a surprisingly effective approach: learning to focus your care and attention on others as a pathway to healing yourself. When we shift from self-focused worry to compassionate action, something remarkable happens—our anxiety and depression begin to lose their grip on us.Join us in this course this Fall!

You'll learn practical techniques including:

• Transforming anxiety and depression through compassion

• Basic meditation to calm your mind and create spaciousness

• Self-compassion practices to stop being your own worst critic

• Compassion meditation to expand your capacity for caring about others

• Breathing practices for emotional healing (including the traditional practice of Tonglen)

When you practice sending comfort, peace, and love to others—even through visualization—your negative emotions naturally fade into the background. As the Dalai Lama observed, while others may benefit from your compassion, you become the primary beneficiary of this practice.

By training your heart and mind in compassion, you'll discover:

• Freedom from the anxiety spiral that keeps you up at night

• Relief from depression through meaningful connection with others

• Inner strength and groundedness to face life's challenges

• A sense of purpose that comes from contributing to others' wellbeing

This isn't about pretending everything is fine or bypassing your real struggles. Instead, you'll learn to work with your difficulties in a way that creates healing—both for yourself and for a world that desperately needs more compassion.

Ready to loosen the bonds of anxiety and depression and discover the life-changing power of compassion practice? Want to learn how to transform your pain into your strength? 

Join us for this transformative course and discover how compassion can become your most powerful tool for healing and growth.

Cultivating Compassion
9 sessions: Thursdays, September 18 - November 20, 2025 
3 pm PT/ 6pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no class on November 6, 2025)

The Heart of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Gift of Impermanence

A 9-session course combining meditation, reflection, and practical tools for navigating change

What if uncertainty didn't have to feel so overwhelming?

Life keeps changing. People we love get sick. Jobs end. Relationships shift. Plans fall apart. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves asking: How do we find solid ground when everything feels so unstable?

This module offers a different way of looking at life's constant changes—not as something to fear or resist, but as a doorway to deeper peace and understanding. Drawing from the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings as shared in the acclaimed book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, we'll explore how accepting uncertainty can actually become a source of strength.

What You'll Discover

Together we'll explore some of life's biggest questions. You don't need any background in Buddhism or meditation—just curiosity and a willingness to look at things from a fresh perspective.

We'll start with the foundations: You'll learn a simple but powerful meditation practice called "calm abiding" that helps quiet the mental chatter and creates space for clarity. We'll also explore three time-tested methods that engage both your analytical mind and your intuitive wisdom, known as The Three Wisdom Tools. These aren't just intellectual concepts—they're practical tools designed to create real shifts in how you understand yourself and navigate daily life.

Then we'll go deeper: We'll look honestly at change and loss—not to become morbid, but to discover how accepting life's impermanent nature can actually free us from constant anxiety about the future. You'll explore how everything in life is interconnected, and how this understanding can shift your relationship with both joy and difficulty. Together we’ll learn how honest investigation of change and mortality can lead to a greater feeling of aliveness.

By the end: You'll have practical tools for finding peace in the midst of life's inevitable changes, and a deeper appreciation for the remarkable capacity of your own mind to remain steady and compassionate, even when circumstances feel chaotic. Our investigations of death and change will give you a richer understanding of interdependence. Understanding one of life's most profound realities—that everything is constantly shifting and interconnected then leads us to the ultimate view of what is changeless within us, “something boundless and infinitely spacious, something in which the dance of change and impermanence takes place”. 

This Module Is For You If:

• You feel anxious about the future or overwhelmed by life's unpredictability

• You're dealing with loss, transition, or major life changes

• You're curious about meditation but don't know where to start

• You want practical wisdom for everyday challenges, not just theory

• You're open to exploring how ancient teachings might speak to modern struggles

The teachings we'll explore have helped people find peace for over a thousand years. They're not about escaping life's difficulties, but about discovering a different way to be with them—one that brings more ease, compassion, and genuine confidence in your ability to handle whatever comes your way.

Wednesdays, October 15 - December 17, 2025 (9 sessions)
4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no course on November 5, 2025)

The Heart of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Gift of Impermanence

A 9-session course combining meditation, reflection, and practical tools for navigating change

What if uncertainty didn't have to feel so overwhelming?

Life keeps changing. People we love get sick. Jobs end. Relationships shift. Plans fall apart. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves asking: How do we find solid ground when everything feels so unstable?

This module offers a different way of looking at life's constant changes—not as something to fear or resist, but as a doorway to deeper peace and understanding. Drawing from the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings as shared in the acclaimed book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, we'll explore how accepting uncertainty can actually become a source of strength.

What You'll Discover

Together we'll explore some of life's biggest questions. You don't need any background in Buddhism or meditation—just curiosity and a willingness to look at things from a fresh perspective.

We'll start with the foundations: You'll learn a simple but powerful meditation practice called "calm abiding" that helps quiet the mental chatter and creates space for clarity. We'll also explore three time-tested methods that engage both your analytical mind and your intuitive wisdom, known as The Three Wisdom Tools. These aren't just intellectual concepts—they're practical tools designed to create real shifts in how you understand yourself and navigate daily life.

Then we'll go deeper: We'll look honestly at change and loss—not to become morbid, but to discover how accepting life's impermanent nature can actually free us from constant anxiety about the future. You'll explore how everything in life is interconnected, and how this understanding can shift your relationship with both joy and difficulty. Together we’ll learn how honest investigation of change and mortality can lead to a greater feeling of aliveness.

By the end: You'll have practical tools for finding peace in the midst of life's inevitable changes, and a deeper appreciation for the remarkable capacity of your own mind to remain steady and compassionate, even when circumstances feel chaotic. Our investigations of death and change will give you a richer understanding of interdependence. Understanding one of life's most profound realities—that everything is constantly shifting and interconnected then leads us to the ultimate view of what is changeless within us, “something boundless and infinitely spacious, something in which the dance of change and impermanence takes place”. 

This Module Is For You If:

• You feel anxious about the future or overwhelmed by life's unpredictability

• You're dealing with loss, transition, or major life changes

• You're curious about meditation but don't know where to start

• You want practical wisdom for everyday challenges, not just theory

• You're open to exploring how ancient teachings might speak to modern struggles

The teachings we'll explore have helped people find peace for over a thousand years. They're not about escaping life's difficulties, but about discovering a different way to be with them—one that brings more ease, compassion, and genuine confidence in your ability to handle whatever comes your way.

Wednesdays, October 15 - December 17, 2025 (9 sessions)
4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no course on November 5, 2025)

The Heart of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Gift of Impermanence

A 9-session course combining meditation, reflection, and practical tools for navigating change

What if uncertainty didn't have to feel so overwhelming?

Life keeps changing. People we love get sick. Jobs end. Relationships shift. Plans fall apart. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves asking: How do we find solid ground when everything feels so unstable?

This module offers a different way of looking at life's constant changes—not as something to fear or resist, but as a doorway to deeper peace and understanding. Drawing from the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings as shared in the acclaimed book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, we'll explore how accepting uncertainty can actually become a source of strength.

What You'll Discover

Together we'll explore some of life's biggest questions. You don't need any background in Buddhism or meditation—just curiosity and a willingness to look at things from a fresh perspective.

We'll start with the foundations: You'll learn a simple but powerful meditation practice called "calm abiding" that helps quiet the mental chatter and creates space for clarity. We'll also explore three time-tested methods that engage both your analytical mind and your intuitive wisdom, known as The Three Wisdom Tools. These aren't just intellectual concepts—they're practical tools designed to create real shifts in how you understand yourself and navigate daily life.

Then we'll go deeper: We'll look honestly at change and loss—not to become morbid, but to discover how accepting life's impermanent nature can actually free us from constant anxiety about the future. You'll explore how everything in life is interconnected, and how this understanding can shift your relationship with both joy and difficulty. Together we’ll learn how honest investigation of change and mortality can lead to a greater feeling of aliveness.

By the end: You'll have practical tools for finding peace in the midst of life's inevitable changes, and a deeper appreciation for the remarkable capacity of your own mind to remain steady and compassionate, even when circumstances feel chaotic. Our investigations of death and change will give you a richer understanding of interdependence. Understanding one of life's most profound realities—that everything is constantly shifting and interconnected then leads us to the ultimate view of what is changeless within us, “something boundless and infinitely spacious, something in which the dance of change and impermanence takes place”. 

This Module Is For You If:

• You feel anxious about the future or overwhelmed by life's unpredictability

• You're dealing with loss, transition, or major life changes

• You're curious about meditation but don't know where to start

• You want practical wisdom for everyday challenges, not just theory

• You're open to exploring how ancient teachings might speak to modern struggles

The teachings we'll explore have helped people find peace for over a thousand years. They're not about escaping life's difficulties, but about discovering a different way to be with them—one that brings more ease, compassion, and genuine confidence in your ability to handle whatever comes your way.

Wednesdays, October 15 - December 17, 2025 (9 sessions)
4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no course on November 5, 2025)

The Heart of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Gift of Impermanence

A 9-session course combining meditation, reflection, and practical tools for navigating change

What if uncertainty didn't have to feel so overwhelming?

Life keeps changing. People we love get sick. Jobs end. Relationships shift. Plans fall apart. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves asking: How do we find solid ground when everything feels so unstable?

This module offers a different way of looking at life's constant changes—not as something to fear or resist, but as a doorway to deeper peace and understanding. Drawing from the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings as shared in the acclaimed book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, we'll explore how accepting uncertainty can actually become a source of strength.

What You'll Discover

Together we'll explore some of life's biggest questions. You don't need any background in Buddhism or meditation—just curiosity and a willingness to look at things from a fresh perspective.

We'll start with the foundations: You'll learn a simple but powerful meditation practice called "calm abiding" that helps quiet the mental chatter and creates space for clarity. We'll also explore three time-tested methods that engage both your analytical mind and your intuitive wisdom, known as The Three Wisdom Tools. These aren't just intellectual concepts—they're practical tools designed to create real shifts in how you understand yourself and navigate daily life.

Then we'll go deeper: We'll look honestly at change and loss—not to become morbid, but to discover how accepting life's impermanent nature can actually free us from constant anxiety about the future. You'll explore how everything in life is interconnected, and how this understanding can shift your relationship with both joy and difficulty. Together we’ll learn how honest investigation of change and mortality can lead to a greater feeling of aliveness.

By the end: You'll have practical tools for finding peace in the midst of life's inevitable changes, and a deeper appreciation for the remarkable capacity of your own mind to remain steady and compassionate, even when circumstances feel chaotic. Our investigations of death and change will give you a richer understanding of interdependence. Understanding one of life's most profound realities—that everything is constantly shifting and interconnected then leads us to the ultimate view of what is changeless within us, “something boundless and infinitely spacious, something in which the dance of change and impermanence takes place”. 

This Module Is For You If:

• You feel anxious about the future or overwhelmed by life's unpredictability

• You're dealing with loss, transition, or major life changes

• You're curious about meditation but don't know where to start

• You want practical wisdom for everyday challenges, not just theory

• You're open to exploring how ancient teachings might speak to modern struggles

The teachings we'll explore have helped people find peace for over a thousand years. They're not about escaping life's difficulties, but about discovering a different way to be with them—one that brings more ease, compassion, and genuine confidence in your ability to handle whatever comes your way.

Wednesdays, October 15 - December 17, 2025 (9 sessions)
4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Duration: 2h

(Note: there will be no course on November 5, 2025)